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Dongtan, Hwaseong

Coordinates: 37°13′05″N 127°06′43″E / 37.218°N 127.112°E / 37.218; 127.112
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New Dongtan City
동탄신도시
Dongtan Lake Park
Dongtan Lake Park
Map
CountrySouth Korea South Korea
Time zoneUTC+9 (South Korea Time)
Dongtan, Hwaseong
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationDongtan sin dosi
McCune–ReischauerTongt'an sin tosi

Dongtan (Korean동탄) is a township in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi, South Korea, with many shops and restaurants. There are also 4 residential skyscrapers of 70-80 floors. They are collectively called Metapolis and contain a shopping mall. Dongtan also has the Suseo–Pyeongtaek high-speed railway (SRT) that goes from Suseo station to Jije station. The subway is 52.3 km (32.5 mi) long as the third longest in the world. It also has the longest tunnel for a subway that goes at a speed of 300 km/h (190 mph).

Dongtan Station will be the terminus of the first line of the GTX higher-speed train which enters into service in March 2024.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Yoon vows to move up completion of GTX commuter rail networks".

37°13′05″N 127°06′43″E / 37.218°N 127.112°E / 37.218; 127.112